Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Ecuador
4.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Nicaragua
5.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
16th
Nicaragua rank
13th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Ecuador ranks 16th and Nicaragua ranks 13th of 110 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0035 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5291 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0606 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Ecuador ranks 16th and Nicaragua ranks 13th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.